Angelique Cabral (born January 28, 1979)[1] is an American actress.[2] She is best known for her roles as Colleen Brandon-Ortega on CBS' sitcom Life in Pieces (2015–2019) and Staff Sergeant Jillian Perez on Fox's comedy television series Enlisted (2014).[3] She has also appeared in films The Perfect Family (2011), Friends with Benefits (2011) and Band Aid (2017).[4]

Angelique Cabral
Cabral in 2022
Born (1979-01-28) January 28, 1979 (age 45)
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present
Spouse
Jason Osborn
(m. 2013)
Children2
RelativesEdie McClurg (first cousin once removed)

Career

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Cabral at the 2014 Alma Awards

Cabral booked her first professional job at 6 months old in a United Airlines commercial.[5] She has appeared in various commercials, such as Citibank, The Home Depot, Captain Morgan, New York Lotto, Blue Cross and Toyota.[6] Her print campaigns include Verizon, Western Union, Olympus, Redbook, Fed Ex, Loestrin.[6] In 2004, she made her first on-screen appearance as Mrs. Mendez on CBS' soap opera Guiding Light, in the episode "Episode #1.14503." She made guest appearances in several episodes of One Life to Live and All My Children between 2005 and 2007. Cabral portrayed Pam Niborski in the romantic comedy film Friends with Benefits (2011) and Angela Rayes in the comedy-drama film The Perfect Family (2011). Friends with Benefits was a commercial success at the box office, grossing over $150.4 million worldwide, against a budget of $35 million. Her stage credits include the Off-Broadway shows "Tape," "Jesse Garon Lives" and "Rubirosa."

She had guest roles on several television shows, including Devious Maids, Two and a Half Men, The Mentalist, Happy Endings, Mad Love, Melrose Place, Bad Judge, State of Affairs, Grey's Anatomy and Criminal Minds.[7][8] In 2015, she landed the role of Colleen Brandon-Ortega on CBS' sitcom Life in Pieces. The series chronicles the lives of three generations of the Short family as they go about their daily lives in Los Angeles County. The show was canceled by CBS after four seasons on May 10, 2019. In 2016, Cabral was cast as Becca Winograd Diaz in Amazon's animated original series Undone.[9]

Personal life

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Her father has Mexican and Native American ancestry and her mother has English and French ancestry. Her mother is a cousin of actress Edie McClurg.[10] She has a half brother, Erin. Cabral grew up in Carmel Valley, California and attended All Saints' Day School and Santa Catalina School.[11]

On July 20, 2013, Cabral married marketing director Jason Osborn.[12][13] The couple has two children, a daughter, Adelaide and a son, Alden.[14][2]

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Together Waitress
2009 The Lifeboat Mimi Short film
Clubophobia Mimi Short film
American Way America Short film
2010 Vaikoont Estelle
Sails Men Darla Short film
2011 The Perfect Family Angela Rayes
Friends with Benefits Pam Niborski
dated. Maid Short film
2012 Jennifer Nurse Short film
2013 Isolated Ambassador for Peace
2017 Band Aid Lauren
2018 All About Nina Carrie
2021 How It Ends Diaz
2023 Wish Queen Amaya Voice
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2004, 2006 Guiding Light Mrs. Mendez 2 episodes
2005–2007 All My Children Waitress / Nurse 4 episodes
2006–2007 One Life to Live Waitress / Teacher 5 episodes
2010 Melrose Place Actress #1 Episode: "Sepulveda"
2011 Mad Love Erika 2 episodes (1 uncredited)
Happy Endings Waitress Episode: "Pilot"
Two and a Half Men Shannon Episode: "Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt"
Happy Endings Vanessa Episode: "The Code War"
2012 Free Agents Gwen Episode: "Nice Guys Finish... at Some Point"
The Glades Dr. Tara Valdez Episode: "Fountain of Youth"
2013 Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Fox Paris 2 episodes
Devious Maids Xaviera Uncredited; episode: "Pilot"
2014–2015 Talking Marriage with Ryan Bailey Herself 2 episodes
2014 Enlisted Jill Perez Main cast; 13 episodes
The Mentalist Gina Petrocelli Episode: "Silver Wings of Time"
Criminal Minds Sarah Ryan Episode: "Fate"
2015 NCIS: Los Angeles Agent Paola Fuentes Episode: "Black Wind"
Chicago P.D. Gina Gawronski Episode: "Erin's Mom"
The Odd Couple Amy Episode: "The Unger Games"
Transparent Melanie Episode: "Cherry Blossoms"
2015–2019 Life in Pieces Colleen Brandon Ortega Short Main cast
2016 Fresh Off the Boat Toni Episode: "Keep 'Em Separated"
Grey's Anatomy Laura Episode: "At Last"
2019–2022 Undone Becca Winograd Diaz Main cast
2019-2020 Grace and Frankie Liz Seasons 5-6 (Recurring role)
2021-2023 With Love Daphne 2 episodes
2021–present DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms Hazel Gonzalez
2022 Maggie Amy Main cast
2022–2023 Big Sky Carla Season 3 (Recurring role)

References

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  1. ^ "Almanac: Today's Birthdays". Telegraph Herald. January 28, 2023. p. A3. ProQuest 2770805232. Singer Joey Fatone Jr. ('N Sync) is 46. Rapper Rick Ross is 46. Actor Rosamund Pike is 44. Actor Angelique Cabral is 44. Singer Nick Carter (Backstreet Boys) is 43. Actor Vinny Chhibber is 43. Actor Elijah Wood is 42. See also:
    • "Almanac: Today's Birthdays". Telegraph Herald. January 28, 2016. p. A2. ProQuest 1760994589. Singer Joey Fatone Jr. ('N Sync) is 39. Rapper Rick Ross is 39. Actress Rosamund Pike is 37. Actress Angelique Cabral is 37. Singer Nick Carter (Backstreet Boys) is 36. Actor Elijah Wood is 35.
  2. ^ a b Lopez, Natalina (2017-11-01). "Life in Pieces Star Angelique Cabral Dishes the Show's Upcoming Season Premiere". Town & Country. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  3. ^ "Fox Sets Female Lead for Geoff Stults Comedy 'Enlisted'". The Hollywood Reporter. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  4. ^ MaximoTV (11 October 2013). "Angelique Cabral 2013 Alma Awards – Video Dailymotion". Dailymotion. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  5. ^ Life In Pieces Cast: Angelique Cabral, retrieved 2019-11-24
  6. ^ a b "Angelique Cabral". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  7. ^ Megan Masters (31 August 2012). "Don't Trust the B—- In Apartment 23 Casts Angelique Cabral Season 2 – TVLine". TVLine. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  8. ^ Adam Arndt. "Devious Maids: Universal Channel zeigt die Serie als Deutschlandpremiere". Serienjunkies. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  9. ^ Framke, Caroline (2019-09-11). "TV Review: Amazon's 'Undone' Starring Rosa Salazar and Bob Odenkirk". Variety. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  10. ^ "'Ferris Bueller' Star Edie McClurg Allegedly Elder Abuse Victim". TMZ. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  11. ^ "Carmel Valley s Angelique Cabral shines in Life in Pieces". The Mercury News. 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  12. ^ "Angelique Cabral Marries Jason Osborn". People. 2013-08-03. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  13. ^ Natalie Abrams (4 August 2013). "Enlisted's Angelique Cabral Weds Longtime Boyfriend". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  14. ^ "Angelique Cabral Welcomes Daughter Adelaide Grace". People. 2017-12-02. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
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